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Noun
S:
(n)
forge#1 (forge%1:06:01::)
(furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping)
S:
(n)
forge#2 (forge%1:06:00::)
,
smithy#1 (smithy%1:06:00::)
(a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering)
Verb
(1)
S:
(v)
forge#1 (forge%2:36:00::)
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hammer#2 (hammer%2:36:00::)
(create by hammering)
"hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
(1)
S:
(v)
forge#2 (forge%2:36:01::)
,
fake#1 (fake%2:36:00::)
,
counterfeit#1 (counterfeit%2:36:00::)
(make a copy of with the intent to deceive)
"he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
(1)
S:
(v)
invent#1 (invent%2:36:00::)
,
contrive#2 (contrive%2:36:00::)
,
devise#1 (devise%2:36:00::)
,
excogitate#1 (excogitate%2:36:00::)
,
formulate#2 (formulate%2:36:00::)
,
forge#3 (forge%2:36:08::)
(come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort)
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
S:
(v)
forge#4 (forge%2:38:01::)
(move ahead steadily)
"He forged ahead"
S:
(v)
forge#5 (forge%2:38:00::)
,
spurt#2 (spurt%2:38:00::)
,
spirt#2 (spirt%2:38:00::)
(move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy)
S:
(v)
shape#2 (shape%2:36:00::)
,
form#5 (form%2:36:00::)
,
work#20 (work%2:36:12::)
,
mold#4 (mold%2:36:01::)
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mould#3 (mould%2:36:01::)
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forge#6 (forge%2:36:03::)
(make something, usually for a specific function)
"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
S:
(v)
fashion#1 (fashion%2:36:00::)
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forge#7 (forge%2:36:02::)
(make out of components (often in an improvising manner))
"She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"